Park back to face probe
NZPA-Reuter Washington The South Korean million- ! aire businessman. Tongsun '• Park, once one of Washing-: ton's best-known socialites, has returned to' the American capital for the first time in 18 months to answer) questions about alleged influence-buying in the United States Congress. “I feel like I'm coming home.” he told reporters at Dulles Airport. In brief re-1 marks, before leaving for an: undisclosed destination, he: said he expected to stay for three to four weeks. Mr Park, who was indie-j ted by a grand jury last; August on 36 charges con-j nected with the alleged at-1
i tempts to influence United; States policy towards South! :Korea, will be questioned by; the House of Representatives ethics committee on Tuesday. He has already been ques-i tioned at length in Seoul by i: United States Justice De-! partment officials as part of a Government inquiry into] the affair, known in Wash-1 ington as “Koreagate.” But Congress, anxious to be seen in its best light in; an election year, wants to! go further than the Justice; Department inquiry — which is expected at most to produce only a handful of; jcriminal charges — and see! if any members violated its; more stringent code of ethics. ; —
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Press, 28 February 1978, Page 9
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